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Medical Microbiology- Hannah McCall

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bacilli   bacteria that have a rod shape  
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cocci   bacteria that have a round shape  
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colony   a mass of bacteria growing on a solid culture medium that have arisen from the mutiplication of a signel bacterium  
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contagious   capable of being transmitted directly or indirectly from one person to another  
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culture   the propagation of a mass of microorganisms in a laboratory culture medium  
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culture medium   a mixture of nutrients on which microorganisms are grown in the laboratory  
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false negative   a test result denoting that a condition is absent when it is actually present  
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false positive   a test result denoting that a condition is prsent when it is actually absent  
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fastidious   extremely delicate difficult to culture & involving specialized growth requirements  
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immunization   the process of becoming protected from a disease through vaccination  
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incubate   in microbiology, the act of placing a culture in a chamber (incubator) that provides optimal growth requiements for the multiplication of the organisms, such as the proper temperature, humidity, & darkness  
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incubation period   the interval of time between the invasion by a pathogenic microorganism & the appearacne of first symptoms of the disease  
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infectious disease   a disease caused by a pathogen that produces harmful effects on its host  
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inoculate   to introduce microorganisms into a culture medium for growth & multiplication  
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microbiology   the scientific sstudy of microorganisms & their activities  
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mucous membrane   a membrane lining body passages or cavities that open to the outside  
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normal flora   harmless, nonpathogenic microorganisms that normally reside in many parts of the body but do not cause disease  
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resistance   the natural ability of an organism to remain unaffected by harmful sutstances in its environment  
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sequela   a morbid (secondary) condition occurring as a result of a less serious primary infection  
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smear   material spread on a slide for microscope examination  
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specimen   a small sample or part taken from the body to show the nature of the whole  
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spirilla   bacteria that have a spiral or curved shape  
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streaking   in microbiology, the process of inoculating a culture to provide for the growth of colonies on the surface of a solid medium; it is accomplished by skimming a wire inoculating loop that contains the specimen across the surface of the medium, using a back  
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streptolysin   an exotoxin produced by beta-hemolytic streptococci, which completely hemolyzed red blood cells  
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susceptible   easily affected, lacking resistance  
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